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B.A.; M.A. (Banaras Hindu University);


Ph.D. Candidate (IIT Roorkee)

Prof. Ankita Verma

Assistant Professor

Email ankita.verma@jgu.edu.in
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Key Expertise Her research interest lies in the area of Cognitive Psychology, Memory Consolidation and Reconsolidation, Fear Conditioning, Extinction, Effect of Emotion on Cognition, Embodied Cognition, Grief and Trauma, Post Traumatic Growth, Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

B.A.; M.A. (Banaras Hindu University);


Ph.D. Candidate (IIT Roorkee)


Biography

Prof. Ankita is an Assistant Professor at Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling. She completed her Ph. D. from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. In her thesis she is seeing, the opposing roles of fear in human learning and memory reconsolidation processes. Particularly, the effect of music on fear extinction using the paradigm of memory reconsolidation. Using psychophysiology methods, she investigated how the presence of a music during memory reconsolidation process can update and modify fear extinction, and further prevent relapse of fearful behaviours.

Research Experience

Prof. Ankita Verma's research focuses on the complexities of human cognition, emotions, and their impact on behavior. Her academic journey has been driven by a deep interest in understanding how the mind processes information, forms memories, and updates its understanding over time. As a Research Assistant at IIT Roorkee, she contributed significantly to an IKS project that examined the cognitive effects of mantra chanting using physiological parameters. Through this work, she gained expertise in using software tools like e-prime, R, Python, and Acknowledge, which she continues to incorporate into her ongoing research. Prof. Verma's dedication to unraveling the intricacies of the human mind and its influence on behavior is evident in her comprehensive and rigorous approach to psycho-biological resea

Core: Introduction to Psychology

Core: Statistical Methods for Psychological Research II

Core: Cognitive Psychology

Senior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, Government of India, India, 2021

Junior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, Government of India, India, 2018

Verma, A., Mitra, S., Khamaj, A., Kant, V., & Asthana, M. K. (2024). Preventing fear return in humans: Music-based intervention during reactivation-extinction paradigm. Plos one, 19(2), e0293880.

Verma, A., Sridhar, S., Dar, K. F., & Asthana, M. K. (2024). Scope and challenges in the implementation of Time Bank in India: A qualitative study. Discover Global Society, 2(1), 14.

The Effect of Music in Regulating Fear Memory during the Memory Reconsolidation Window.” Oral Presentation in NOAP held in Ahmedabad on 5th March 2023.

The Effect of Music on Memory Reconsolidation Window to regulate Fear Memory.” No- data poster presentation at TEAP Conference 2022, Germany on 23rd March 2022.

Music and Emotion: The Effect of Valence and Arousal on Music Perception” Poster Presentation at Florida Psychological Association Conference- Diversity at Practice 2021.

Sinha, S., Verma, A., & Tiwari, P. (2021). Technology: Saving and enriching life during COVID-19. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 647681.

Email ankita.verma@jgu.edu.in
Key Expertise Her research interest lies in the area of Cognitive Psychology, Memory Consolidation and Reconsolidation, Fear Conditioning, Extinction, Effect of Emotion on Cognition, Embodied Cognition, Grief and Trauma, Post Traumatic Growth, Narcissistic Personality Disorder.